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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California



Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 4:04:59 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) E (80 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 2.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 4:04:59 AM (PDT)
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 11:04:59 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 6 km (4 miles) E (80 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SW (225 degrees)
Clearlake, CA - 20 km (12 miles) SSW (211 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 41 km (25 miles) N (357 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 48.4 min. N (38.807N), 122 deg. 44.5 min. W (122.742W)
Depth 2.1 km (1.3 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 35, Nph= 35, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=64.8 degrees
Event ID# nc40217123
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